"decodable" meaning in All languages combined

See decodable on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

IPA: [dɪˈkəʊdəbəɫ] [UK] Forms: more decodable [comparative], most decodable [superlative]
Etymology: decode + -able Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|decode|able}} decode + -able Head templates: {{en-adj}} decodable (comparative more decodable, superlative most decodable)
  1. Able to be read using a certain set of reading knowledge.
    Sense id: en-decodable-en-adj-YCH6rTIQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -able Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 66 34 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -able: 86 14
  2. (information theory) Of a code, having a non-singular extension; being a lossless encoding. Categories (topical): Information theory
    Sense id: en-decodable-en-adj-v9DEMtqX Topics: computing, engineering, information-theory, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: uniquely decodable [information-theory, mathematics, computing, engineering, sciences, physical-sciences, natural-sciences], UD [information-theory, mathematics, computing, engineering, sciences, physical-sciences, natural-sciences]

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